Spectacles.



J. c. WELLS. SPBGTAGLES.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 18,1914. I

Patented Sept. 1,1914.

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UNITED STATES JOEL C. WELLS, OF SOUTHBR-IDG-E. MASSACHUSETTS.

SPECTACLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

Application filed April 18, 1914. Serial No. 832,912.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J om. G. WELLS, a citizenof the United States, residing at Southbridge, in the county ofWorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Spectacles, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates spectacles and has particular reference to animproved type of mounting wherein the weight is carried on the nose byfixed supports located substantially in the line of the lenses andcapable of ready adjustment to the facial requirements of the wearer,and which is held from toppling by independent anchoring means.

The leading object of my invention is the provision of a novel,attractive and commercially practical construction of the characterabove mentioned.

Among other objects of my invention are the provision of an improvedmounting of this type in which the various parts shall be detachablyconnected and of standard construction to permit of removal replacementand interchangeability of the parts, as desired; the provision ofadjusting means whereby the supports and the anchoring means may beeasily conformed to the facial requirements of the wearer, and asimplification of construction whereby the various parts may beaccommodated in minimum space and present the most attractiveappearance.

Further objects and advantages of my improvement should be readilyapparent by reference to the following specification taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings forming a part thereof, and it will beunderstood that I may make any modifications in the specific details ofconstruction shown and described within the scope of the appended claimswithout departing from or exceeding the spirit of my invention.

Figure I represents a front view of one form of my invention. Fig. IIrepresents a top plan View of the construction as illustrated in Fig. I.Fig. III represents a agmentary perspective view showing the parts atone side of the mounting in disassembled relation. Fig. IV represents asectional view on the line IV- IV of Fig. I. represents a sectional viewon the to improvements in line VV of Fig. IV. Fig. VI represents afragmentary plan view with parts removed. Fig. VII represents a viewsimilar to Fig. V illustrating a modified construction. Fig. VIIIrepresents a similiar view of a slight modification. Fig. IX representsa similar view illustrating a different arrangement of the parts. Fig. Xrepresents a similar sectional view showing another arrangement of theparts. Fig. XI represents a perspective view of a modified constructionof lower or rigid guard. Fig. XII illustrates a modified method oflooking the stationary member in desired adjusted position.

In the drawings, in which similar characters of reference are employedto denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral1 designates the lenses secured within the clips 2 carried by the bridge3, by screws or other customary lens securing means 5.

In that form of my invention most clearly illustrated in Figs. III andV, I have shown as located at each side of the mounting, and forming apart of the bridge 3, a seat memher 4, on which is mounted the extremity6 of the guard 7 said extremity 6 having the notch 8 receiving a portionof the strap to facilitate locking of the guard against rotation. Itwill be understood, however, that other means of locking the guard maybe employed, such as the prongs 9 fitting into sockets in the bridge, asshown in Fig. VII, the recessing of the bridge to receive the end of theguard, as illustrated in Fig. X, the bending downward of the end of theguard to engage the supporting portion 4, as illustrated in Fig. XI, orthe pin or lug and notches, as shown in Fig. XII, these being some ofthe other forms which can be employed for this purpose. The pivot orsecuring screw 10 passes through the portion 6 of the guard into thesupport, while mounted on the pivot and bearing against one face of theguard 7 is the tube 11, the pivot 10 having a shoulder 12 bearingagainst the outer portion of the tube to securely force the samedownward onto the guard to clamp the guard in position. Turning on thetube is a guard lever 13 having an operating portion 14 at one end and alooped portion 15 at the other ter- 1 sunning in an L, is, a pad 17being pref rectly on the portion erably loosely mounted over theterminus of the L, 16, and may, if desired, be held from completerotation by use of an elongated perforation and flattened stem, by adouble pin or other securing device. I preferably form the tube as shownwith a flange 18 hearing against the upper face of the lever to preventweaving thereof, while mounted on the pivot above said flange is anactuating spring 19 for swinging the lever into clamping position, butit will be understood that if desired the shoulder of the screw may restdirectly on the guard head 6 and the tube may be dispensed with.

In that form of my invention shown in Figs.- VII and VIII, in additionto the head 6 being provided with the prongs 9 fitting into the bridge,I have placed said head on the under side instead of the upper side ofthe bridge or support 4, the fastener 10 either extending downwardthrough said portion a and threading into the portion 6 of the guard 7to tightly draw and hold the same against said member 4:, as shown inFig. VII, or a second screw 10. being employed, the latter being shownin VIII In this form I have omitted the flanged tube, which may beemployed or not, as mentioned in connection with the construction ofFigs. III and V.

In Fig. IX, I have shown a reversal of the parts of my mounting, in thatthe spring is disposed on the upper side of the portion 4:, the flangedtube bearing directly against the under side and providing a bearing forthe lever arm, while the stationary guard 7 is clamped between theflange of the tube and the head of the screw, theconstruction of theparts being substantially the same as before illustrated.

1 Fig. X represents another slight modification of my idea, in which thescrew has a shoulder bearing directly against the portion 6 ofthe guard7 and clamping the same against the support, the lever swinging di- 6and havingthe head of the fastener 10 bearing against the other surfacethereof to prevent weaving, tener being continued below the support 4,if desired, to'provide a guide for positioning of the actuating spring19 In Fig. XII in place of but a single notch, I have provided thesupport with the rib or pin 20 adapted to fit into any one of aplurality of notches 21, this facilitating adjustment of the guard 7into desired position without undue twisting or bending of the reduced,neck portion thereof. f p

In the use of any of the foregoing forms of my invention as illustratedanddescribed, the general fitting and operation of the same areidentical, that is, the pads 7 are adjusted to properly fit, against thenose of the wearer ,andfisteady the mountingin powearer is sure thefasthe head 6 having 7 sition, it being understood that they may besoadjusted as to support the entire weight of the mounting or as tosupport but a part of said weight, the remainder if desired may besupported by the bridge whichv may be adjusted to exactly fit the crestof the nose, as may be deemed most advantageous by the fitter ofthemounting. In any event, the bridge and lower bearing member ormembers, as the case may be, support the entire weight of the mounting,and on account of the position of the lower weight bearing member, inadvance of the plane of the lenses, the mounting, when properlyadjusted, should be balanced upon the face so as to steady it in placewithout the use of any supplemental anchoring devices when the head isheld erect. This adjustment ofthe lower guard is attained either by theuse ofa plurality of notches or like devices, as shown for instance inFig. XII, or may be attained entirely by bending in and out, sidewise,or torsional twisting of the bearing blade or parts thereof, and of thereduced neck 22 provided for this purpose, the competent adjusterbending these various ductile parts until the exact fit is attained.Theparts are made suiiiciently pliable to permit of-this adjustment, andat the same time are rigid enough to retain the adjustment underordinary service conditions. 'The advantageof this should be readilyapparent, as it will be seen that the mounting when fitted will fit atbut one point on the nose, and thus the at all times of getting themounting in exactly the right position on his face, a result erto intheuse of glasses held on thenose by spring pressed clamps or the like,and a result, the importance of which cannot be over-estimated,particularly other similar eye troubles. having been properly fitted,asabove pointed out, the next step is the correct adjustment of thesupplemental anchoring devices so that the same will fit into the'socketat the junction of the nose and eye brows and willso engage the fleshand loose skin at this point as to any rolling. or

The mounting tilting forward and falling difficult of attainment hithinastigmatic or: 1

hold themounting against off the face, this being the natural looseningmovement of i a properly adjusted moimting. To prevent this movement theupper guard arm is then adjusted by bend-' ing of the loop therein, bytwisting of the oflset rotation and locking in such formsas shown inFig. XII for example, the idea being to secure the best possibleengagement of the pad or anchoring member 17 -withthe nose, that is tosay, pad will best fit into the aforementioned socket and engage theloose flesh to grip the same with a minimum of spring pressure a loosepad being preferably employed r 16 thereof, or the like, or by partialthe engagement where this this purpose, as it will better bite into theflesh and resist forward tilting or rolling movement, although anordinary rigid pad may be employed if preferred by the particular weareror fitter of the mounting.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the construction of my improved mounting should be readilyapparent, and it will be seen that I have provided a novel constructionof this character in which the lower guard 7 may be readily adjusted tolit the side of the nose and bear most of the weight of the mounting,while the upper or supplemental guard member, which is preferablydisposed somewhat rearwardly of the first mentioned guard member, servesto gri the flesh at the upper part of the nose and anchor the mountingagainst tilting movement, and consequently I have provided an extremelysatisfactory, adjustable and practical construction which may be readilyassembled, in which the various parts are iuterehangeable, and whichshould prove extremely ellicient for the desired purpose.

I claim- 1. The combination with a support having an aperture formedtherethrough, of a lower non-rotatable guard, an upper movable guard, abearing for the latter, actuating means for the movable guard, and meansengaged in the aperture in the bridge for securing the various parts inposition, substantially as described.

2. In a spectacle mounting, the combination with a supporting portion,of a pivot carried thereby, a pair of independent uards mounted u on thepivot, means for fiicking one of said guards against rotation on thepivot, and means for rocking the other guard on the pivot.

3. In a spectacle mounting, the combination with a supporting portion,of a pivot carried thereby, a lower guard embracing the pivot and lockedagainst rotation thereon, an upper guard rotatably mounted on the pivotand a spring carried by the pivot for actuating said upper guard.

4. In a spectacle mounting, the combination with a support, of a guardinterlocking with the support, a pivot member having a portion clampingsaid guard in interlocking engagement with the support, and a secondguard rotatably mounted on the pivot, means for manually operating saidsecond guard in one direction and means for automatically actuating itin the opposite direction.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOEL C. WELLS.

Witnesses:

C. FRED HILL, Josnrn J. Dmnans.

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